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• the present invention relates to nanoparticulate, redispersible zinc oxide gels, processes for their preparation and their use.
• Zinc oxide is used for a variety of purposes, e.g. as a white pigment, as a catalyst, as a component of antibacterial skin protection ointments and as an activator for rubber vulcanization. In sunscreens and wood glazes, fine-particle zinc oxide is found as a UN-absorbing pigment.
• nanoparticles or “nanoparticles” generally refers to particles with a diameter of less than approximately 100 nm.
• Zinc oxide nanoparticles with particle sizes below approx. 30 nm are potentially suitable for use as UV absorbers in transparent organic-inorganic hybrid materials, plastics, paints and coatings. It can also be used to protect UV-sensitive organic pigments.
• Particles, particle aggregates or agglomerates made of zinc oxide that are larger than approx. 30 nm lead to scattered light effects and thus to an undesirable decrease
• Zinc oxide nanoparticles with particle sizes below approx. 5 nm show a blue shift in the absorption edge due to the size quantization effect (L. Brus, J. Phys. Chem. (1986), 90, 2555-2560) and are therefore suitable for use as UV absorbers in UV A-area less suitable.
• the production of zinc oxide by dry and wet processes is known.
• the classic method of burning zinc, the dry process e.g. Gmelin Bd 32, 8th edition, supplementary volume, p. 772 ff
• Particularly fine-particle zinc oxide is primarily produced by wet-chemical precipitation processes.
• Precipitation in aqueous solution generally provides materials containing hydroxide and / or carbonate, which must be thermally converted to zinc oxide.
• the thermal aftertreatment has a negative effect on the fine particle size, since the particles are subjected to sintering processes which lead to the formation of aggregates with a size of ⁇ m, which can only be broken down incompletely onto the primary particles by grinding.
• JP-A-04 164 814 describes a process which leads to finely divided ZnO by precipitation in an aqueous medium at elevated temperature even without thermal aftertreatment.
• the average particle size is given without specifying the degree of agglomeration, 20-50 nm. These particles are relatively large. Even with minimal agglomeration, this leads to scattering effects which are undesirable in transparent applications.
• JP-A-07 232 919 describes the production of 5-10,000 nm ZnO particles
• Zinc compounds described by reaction with organic acids and other organic compounds such as alcohols at elevated temperature The hydrolysis takes place here in such a way that the by-products formed (esters of the acids used) can be distilled off.
• the process allows the production of ZnO powders that can be redispersed by surface modification.
• EP 0 893 409 A1 describes the production of zinc oxide nanoparticles as described in JP-A-07 232 919, with the difference that when the ZnO is precipitated, another metal oxide from the groups mentioned in the application “IIIB” and “IVB” is described of the periodic table of the elements, in particular aluminum and indium, are also mentioned.
• nanoscale zinc oxide which combines strong UV absorption even in the UV-A range with excellent dispersing properties for minimal scattering.
• a simple process had to be found which is suitable for producing nanoscale zinc oxide with an average primary particle diameter between 5 and 15 nm inexpensively from commercially available, inexpensive starting materials on an industrial scale in a manner which allows the zinc oxide to be produced after the by-products have been produced to separate without an irreversible aggregation of the particles and after redispersion without expensive grinding in the form of sols for further use.
• Precipitation-laden solution zinc oxide gels containing zinc oxide nanoparticles with average primary particle diameters ⁇ 15 nm, which can be obtained completely by largely adding primary solvents or solvent combinations - if necessary together with suitable surface modifiers - and stirring, dispensing with grinding steps or other complex mechanical comminution processes Sols can be redispersed without a significant loss in quality with regard to the monodispersity and size of the particles.
• the invention therefore relates to zinc oxide gels containing nanoscale zinc oxide particles with an average primary particle diameter of ⁇ 15 nm, water and alcohol, which are redispersible in brines in at least one organic solvent and / or water, optionally with the addition of surface-modifying compounds.
• the mean primary particle diameter is understood to mean the mean circular equivalent primary particle diameter of the zinc oxide particles, which can be determined in a transmission electron microscope image.
• the invention further relates to a process for the preparation of zinc oxide gels by basic hydrolysis of at least one zinc compound in alcohol or an alcohol-water mixture, characterized in that the precipitation which initially arises in the hydrolysis is allowed to ripen until the zinc oxide is completely flocculated, this The precipitate is then compacted into a gel and separated from the supernatant phase.
• the process according to the invention is preferably carried out in such a way that all or part of at least one zinc compound is dissolved in alcohol or an alcohol-water mixture and hydrolyzed by adding at least one base at temperatures between the freezing point of the solution and its boiling point. Depending on the temperature and concentration, possibly with a time delay, a whitish precipitation occurs.
• the precipitation can, if necessary after intermediate washing steps, in which the supernatant is exchanged for fresh solvent after the precipitation has stopped, be compacted into a gel and separated from the supernatant phase.
• the test to determine whether zinc oxide is no longer colloidally disperse can be done by filtering a sample of the reaction mixture through a filter with a pore size of 0.2 ⁇ m and testing the filtrate for the Tyndall effect. The compaction of the precipitation to
• Gel can be settled and left to stand or by centrifugation, the precipitation is preferably centrifuged.
• the zinc oxide gel obtained in this way can be redispersed by adding organic solvents and / or water, optionally with the addition of surface-modifying compounds, to largely primary particle-dispersed sols.
• the redispersion is preferably carried out by admixing the corresponding solvent or the solvent mixtures with stirring.
• the zinc compound used in the process according to the invention is preferably a salt-like compound which is wholly or partly soluble in the selected alcohol or water / alcohol mixture, zinc acetate is particularly preferred, and its dihydrate is very particularly preferred.
• Monoalcohols are preferably used as alcohol, very particularly preferably methanol.
• Base compounds containing OH or NH groups can be used as the base, especially those which are available in concentrated form and are soluble in alcohol or alcohol / water mixtures. These include in particular sodium and potassium hydroxide and amine bases, the former being preferred.
• the base can be used both in solid form, for example as NaOH or KOH cookies, or in dissolved form in the process according to the invention.
• the base is added in dissolved form to the solution of the zinc salt.
• the base is preferably dissolved in alcohol, water or alcohol-water mixtures, particularly preferably in methanol, water or
• the hydrolysis is preferably carried out with non-stoichiometric amounts of base, particularly preferably under-stoichiometric, very particularly preferably with a Zn to OH ratio of 1 to 1.6 to 1 to 1.95.
• the minimum water content of the reaction mixture is determined by the water content of the starting materials used and by the amount of zinc oxide formed.
• water can be added in order to achieve special effects, for example an acceleration of the ZnO formation or better solubility of the starting materials.
• more zinc salt is used than corresponds to the solubility product in the solvent used.
• the starting materials are dissolved and the hydrolysis is carried out with an inert gas purge.
• a commercially available, coarse-particle zinc oxide is used as the zinc compound, which is connected upstream
• Reaction to a suitable zinc compound is implemented.
• this is done by reacting zinc oxide with glacial acetic acid or with a glacial acetic acid / acetic anhydride mixture in an alcohol / water mixture.
• the temperature during dissolution and reaction is between 0 ° C. and the boiling point of the solvents used. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the temperature is increased before and / or during and / or after the precipitation to the boiling point of the mixture or a temperature below it.
• suitable compounds foreign ions can be added before, during or after the precipitation.
• Magnesium, silicon and aluminum compounds very particularly preferably aluminum and silicon alkoxides, aluminates and silicates.
• these compounds are added to the reaction mixture in dissolved form. 0.01-3 mol%, based on zinc, are preferably used.
• the precipitation can be isolated, for example, by decanting or suctioning off the supernatant. It is advantageous to compact the precipitation well, for example by long settling times, since the redispersion behavior of the precipitation depends on the salt and solvent content. With long settling, the precipitate condenses to a highly viscous gel. A particularly high compression of the material and thus a particularly complete separation of the zinc oxide from the by-products of the precipitation is achieved by centrifugation. A translucent, solid gel with a high solids content is obtained, which is particularly easy to redisperse.
• the salt content of the precipitation after settling is reduced by suctioning off part of the supernatant and adding fresh solvent.
• the salt content of the precipitation is particularly preferably reduced by sucking off part of the supernatant and adding fresh solvent if the zinc oxide gel formed is dissolved in water or alcohol-water.
• Mixtures in particular diol and / or polyol / water mixtures, preferably to be redispersed to a sol using surface-modifying compounds.
• the zinc oxide gel obtained in this way can be converted into a colloidally dispersed sol by suitable measures. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, this is done by adding organic solvents, preferably polar aprotic solvents, very particularly preferably dichloromethane and / or chloroform. In a further preferred embodiment, the gel is redispersed in water. In a further preferred embodiment, the gel is in
• Alcohol-water mixtures in particular diol and / or polyol-water mixtures, preferably redispersed using surface-modifying compounds.
• Preferred surface-modifying compounds are nitrogen-containing compounds, and triethanolamine is particularly preferred. Grinding steps or other complex mechanical crushing steps are not necessary.
• the addition is preferably carried out in a mass ratio of zinc oxide gel to solvent of 1: 0.4 to 1:10, particularly preferably in a ratio of 1: 0.4 to 1: 3, very particularly preferably in a ratio of 1: 0.7 to 1: 1, 5.
• the mass ratios required to obtain a stable sol vary depending on the solvent used.
• the precipitation can be converted into a zinc oxide sol in which the zinc oxide particles are present in a colloidal dispersion by adding dichloromethane and / or chloroform before compacting to form the gel. This is preferably done after the salt content of the precipitation has been reduced by repeated settling and suctioning off of part of the supernatant and addition of fresh solvent.
• Another object of the invention is the use of the zinc oxide gel according to the invention or the brine produced therefrom in organic-inorganic hybrid materials, in particular for the UV protection of polymeric materials, paints and coatings, in particular for transparent applications. It can also be used to protect UV-sensitive organic pigments and dyes.
• the zinc oxide gels and zinc oxide sols according to the invention are also suitable for the matrix modification of polymers, paints and coatings and as an improved vulcanization activator for rubbers and latices.
• centrifugation steps were carried out in a laboratory centrifuge from Heraeus (Variofuge RF) with a rotor with a 20.4 cm rotor radius.
• the solids content of the gel was 75.3% (drying: 1 h at 130 ° C.).
• An elemental analysis showed a zinc content of 75.7%, corresponding to 93.9% ZnO.
• 0.25% potassium corresponding to approximately 0.63% potassium acetate, was found.
• Potassium hydroxide cookies (84.7%) and 700 g of methanol with cooling.
• about 80 ml of the KOH-methanol solution prepared were slowly metered in via a dropping funnel.
• the mixture slowly cleared and was after about 30 min. clear.
• the rest of the KOH-methanol solution was then metered in at 30 ° C. using a dropping funnel.
• the mixture cleared up a bit and then turned milky white again. Now the heat source was removed and the mixture in an ice bath for 20 min. cooled down.
• the stirrer was turned off at a temperature of 16 ° C.
• the solids content of the gel was 75.8% (drying: 1 h at 130 ° C.).
• An elemental analysis showed a zinc content of 76%, corresponding to 94.6% ZnO.
• 0.09% potassium corresponding to approximately 0.21% potassium acetate, was found.
• the other half of the reaction mixture was compacted into a gel by centrifugation at 5500 min " 1.30 min.
• the gel weight of the gel (B) was 134.1 g.
• the supernatant was suctioned off in 1920.7 g and replaced by 700 g of methanol. It was now about 45 min. stirred and then the mixture was divided in a ratio of 1: 1.
• One half was processed as follows: after 3 hours of settling, the supernatant was decanted off and replaced by 300 g of methanol. The mixture was then stirred for about 45 minutes. After another 14 hours of settling and decanting, 300 g of methanol were again added. It was again stirred for about 60 minutes. Then, at 5500 U / min centrifuged min "1 30 and the supernatant was decanted. The gel weight was 133 g.
• the solids content of the gel was 78.7% (drying: 1h at 30 ° C).
• An elemental analysis showed a zinc content of 72%, corresponding to 89.6% ZnO.
• Crystallite size of 7.7 nm (reflexes: 100 and 002, 100 double weighted, because in the hexagonal crystal system identical to 010).
• the volume of the mixture was 960 ml. After a settling time of 14 h, the cloudy supernatant was drawn off, 750 ml of methanol were added to the sediment and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. After 4 hours the precipitation had settled again, the clear supernatant was drawn off, 750 ml of methanol were added to the sediment and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. After a further settling time of 14 h and suctioning off the clear supernatant, 250 ml of methanol were added to the sediment and it was / centrifuged for 10 minutes at 5500 rpm '1. There was obtained 129.14 g of gel.
• the solids content of the gel was 79.1% (dry residue: 1 h, 130 ° C.).
• the elementary analysis of the dry residue showed a zinc content of 77.0%, corresponding to 95.8% ZnO.
• the sodium content was 0.22%, corresponding to 0.78% sodium acetate.
• the X-ray diagram of the gel dry residue showed only hexagonal ZnO.
• the analysis of the reflections according to Scherrer showed an average crystallite size of 9.4 nm.
• Zinc oxide particles of 10.2 nm (number average of 584 counted particles) Right.
• the optical absorption spectrum of a sample of this sol diluted in an ethylene glycol / water mixture is shown in FIG. 2 (1: extinction, 2: wavelength [nm]).

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